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ECO-TOWNS
The UK government has revealed plans to build 10 new ‘eco towns’, the first new towns
to be built in England since the 1960s. According to ministers, the ‘eco towns’ will help provide
a solution to the
increasing housing shortage, as well as the climate change. It is planned that
each new town will contain between 5,000 and 20,000 new homes.
There are few details about what the ‘eco towns’ will actually be like, but there are
already examples in other parts of Europe. The town of Hammarby in Sweden was built on what
had been a polluted industrial area south-east of the centre of Stockholm and currently contains
10,000 homes. All homes are built to make the best use of natural light. They have solar panels
as well as a system for collecting and reusing rainwater. Waste from
the town is processed to
produce gas which powers cookers, buses, and cars. The waste is also used to fertilize a nearby
forest which provides wood which can be burned to heat the homes. There is a free boat and tram
link to the centre of Stockholm and two-thirds of all journeys
are made by public transport,
bicycle, or walking.
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